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1995 Alabama State Hornets football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record8–3 (5–2 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCramton Bowl
Seasons
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1996 →
1995 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 14 Jackson State $^   7 – 0     9 – 3  
No. 11 Southern   6 – 1     11 – 1  
Alabama State   5 – 2     8 – 3  
Grambling State   4 – 3     5 – 6  
Alcorn State   3 – 4     4 – 7  
Mississippi Valley State   2 – 5     2 – 9  
Texas Southern   1 – 6     2 – 8  
Prairie View A&M   0 – 7     0 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network Poll

The 1995 Alabama State Hornets football team represented Alabama State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1995 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Houston Markham, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 8–3, with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, and finished third in the SWAC.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2at UAB*
W 13–315,169[1]
September 9No. 10 Southern
L 19–29[2]
September 16vs. Alcorn State
W 20–20
(forfeit win)		[3][4]
September 23No. 7 Troy State*
  • Cramton Bowl
  • Montgomery, AL
L 10–28[5]
September 30vs. Jackson State
L 22–2436,712[6]
October 14at Texas Southern
W 27–19[7]
October 21Prairie View A&M
  • Cramton Bowl
  • Montgomery, AL
W 49–16[8]
October 28vs. Alabama A&M*
W 37–20[9]
November 4Grambling State
  • Cramton Bowl
  • Montgomery, AL
W 37–16[10]
November 11at Mississippi Valley State
W 56–28[11]
November 23Tuskegee*
W 58–20[12]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Hornets hammer Blazers". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 3, 1995. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Jaguars subdue ASU with ground attack". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 10, 1995. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Alcorn ties Bama State on late drive". The Clarion-Ledger. September 17, 1995. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Alcorn forfeits tie, coach reprimanded". The Clarion-Ledger. November 16, 1995. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Trojans slap down Hornets". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 24, 1995. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Jackson State takes Classic". Chicago Tribune. October 1, 1995. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Alabama State 27, Texas Southern 19". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 15, 1995. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "ASU's two-man show foils Prairie View's upset bid". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 22, 1995. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Alabama State's Barlow makes dramatic return". The Anniston Star. October 30, 1995. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Grambling falls to Alabama St., out of SWAC race". The Shreveport Times. November 5, 1995. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Run-happy Hornets put sting on Valley". The Greenwood Commonwealth. November 12, 1995. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Ala. State pummels Tuskegee". Birmingham Post-Herald. November 24, 1995. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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